Merrill Park Pond, ID
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 12:10pm to 1:00pm
- Best Fishing Time
- -
- Rating
- Fair
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Fish Caught
Largemouth Bass
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10" | #10 Olive-Brown California Leech | |
| 1 | 10" |
Bluegill
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5" | #10 Olive-Brown California Leech | |
| 1 | 5" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Light - 5 to 10 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 65.0°F / -
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 54% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Tides
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Notes
Interestingly, I did not see the big school of small bass and bluegill like I did a few days ago. The weather is coming off a cold front, and the nights the past two nights have been cold, so it could be the fish aren't active yet today until the water warms up a bit.
I walked around most of the pond and initially only saw one bass. I made my way back around it and finally started seeing a few fish, including a couple carp. I finally landed a bluegill and shortly afterwards a bass.
As I was walking along the pond's edge back to my car, I saw the lips of a big carp sticking out from under a pad of weeds. I flipped my leech out 5' in front of him and slowly retrieve the fly towards him. I actually bumped his upper lip with the fly but that only scared him. Those fish are ridiculous. I will catch one yet...